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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2021
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Masanori Ogata, Matsumoto, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An endoscope having an optical fiber scanning apparatus that includes an optical fiber a fixed end of which is fixed and a free end for emitting illumination light of which vibrates in a first direction and a second direction, a ferrule which includes a through hole including an opening on a distal end surface and fixes the optical fiber inserted through the through hole, a pair of first fixing members which sandwich and fix the optical fiber in the first direction, a pair of second fixing members which sandwich and fix the optical fiber in the second direction, and piezoelectric elements or a magnet configured to vibrate the optical fiber, in which a Young's modulus of the pair of first fixing members is smaller than a Young's modulus of the pair of second fixing members.